Egyptian Oedipus : Athanasius Kircher and the secrets of antiquity

1. Verfasser: Stolzenberg, Daniel
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Umfang/Format: 307 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Oedipus in exile
  • Esoteric antiquarianism
  • How to get ahead in the republic of letters
  • Oedipus in Rome
  • Ancient theology and the antiquarian
  • The discovery of oriental antiquity
  • Erudition and censorship
  • Symbolic wisdom in an age of criticism
  • Oedipus at large
  • Epilogue: the twilight of tradition and the clear light of history.